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What I love (sarcasm) is companies that just need basic line of business apps, but want you to complete a coding challenge navigating graphs and trees in consta
by ijidak 6y ago
What I love (sarcasm) is companies that just need basic line of business apps, but want you to complete a coding challenge navigating graphs and trees in constant, nlogn time, etc.
I find it hilarious and often ask, "Can you explain to me how solving this challenge applies to what you do day to day?"
They say.... "That's a really good question..."
Then I watch them squirm as they have no idea how to explain a real world application beyond a generic, sometimes hard problems come up...
Sure... Then give me an example.
I don't mind taking your test, but if your team doesn't need those skills you're wasting your time and mine by cargo-culting this time-consuming style of recruitment.
- cyrux004 6y agohow about "we found a strong correlation between who can complete coding challenge do well on the job. We understand that correlation doesny imply causation; but we and the majority of the industry havent found anything better yet. We also understand that we are potentially missing out on good candidates who dont generally fare well in coding challenge; but thats a trade off we are ok with"
- dvtrn 6y ago“Great, thank you for your time! I hope you find the right candidate for your team”
- pseudalopex 6y agoHow did you find that correlation?
- cyrux004 6y agoMajority of companies including FAANG (not sure about Netflix) do these type of challenges
- jjav 6y ago> how about "we found a strong correlation between who can complete coding challenge do well on the job. But that would be a lie. So not a good way to start a (potential) working relationship.
- ProZsolt 6y agoIf you are FAANG and you have sea of candidates applying for any job position, that's fine. But if you are a small company please don't cry afterwards that there's not enough qualified developers out there.